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— TC2018-2021 Our Vision

Next Week @ TC - 7th December 2018

To the TC Community,

A very quick message to begin the penultimate “Next Week @ TC” for the year. Congratulations to all of those students who took part in the Ballyhoo Bizarre on Wednesday. This was an amazing spectacle that wowed all of the audience.

Also a congratulations to all of our students on how they have participated in the Head Start Program. I have heard nothing but positives around the way that students have approached the learning in the first week of their 2019 classes. I feel very privileged at times to lead this community, and this week has been one of those weeks where I have felt nothing but pride at the way that our students have approached their learning, both inside and outside of the classroom environment.

This Weeks Announcements

No classes running on Tuesday

Classes resume as normal on Wednesday

Please empty your lockers by the the 14th December

Hoodies Deadline Extended

Last Weeks Announcements

Head Start Timetables are on Compass

End of Term Reports Now Available

Return to 2019 Arrangements

End of 2018 Plan

Lockers - Please empty by the 14th December

Previous Weeks Announcements

2019 Head Start Program Starts on Monday 3rd December

2018 Final Assembly Next Week

TC Resource List for 2019

Secondhand book sale

VCE Unit 2 and Pre VCE Classes Are Running Next Week

TC Hoodies are Back and Now Available to Order

Attention 2019 Grads

Sports Update

A request from our MAP Program

Final WASHI for 2018 Released today

TC Farm Mini Market

Student Survey for respectful relationships

Junior Social

Feedback @ TC

Whole School Hoodies Available including new 2019 Designs

Arrangements for the Beginning of 2019

Donations for Permaculture Garden

Welcome to our new community members

Attention 2019 Grads

Key Dates for term 4

Next Weeks Announcements

No Classes Running on Tuesday

There will be no classes running this Tuesday due to our 2019 Entry Student Orientation Day. We are looking forward to welcoming our 2019 Entry students, who will be supported by many of our Student Leaders throughout the day. There will be no Head Start Classes running, but we will have supervised spaces available for students to be working on their school work and consolidate their knowledge gained in their Head Start classes. The school Buses will run as normal on the day.

Last Weeks Announcements

Timetables for Head Start are on Compass

Please use the timetables that are on Compass for Head Start. Do not use those that have been emailed to you. There are various reasons for this. To say again, please use your Compass timetable for Head Start.

End of Term Reports Are Now Available

The end of term reports are now available through Compass. We have been having some issues with Compass so if yours are not there, we do apologise. This issue is with Compass and is a frustration for all of us, but they have reassured us that we are a priority to get this corrected. All parents are students were emailed reports at the beginning of the week.

Return to 2019 Arrangements

The plan for students return to school in 2019 is:

Tuesday 29th January - Staff Professional Development - Student Free Day

Wednesday 30th January - Staff Professional Development - Student Free Day

Thursday 31st January - Classes are running for Entry Students and all VCE Classes

Friday 1st February - All students return and all classes running

End of 2018 Arrangements

3rd December - Head Start Program Begins

11th December - 2019 Entry Students Orientation Day. There will be no classes running for our current students due to the 2019 Entry Orientation Day. We will have spaces that are generally supervised available for those students who need to be at school.

14th December - Last Day of Head Start Classes

17th, 18th, 19th and 20th - Alternative Program running. More details to follow during the Head Start Program

21st December - Last Day of the Year. All students should be offsite by 1:30pm.

Please Empty Lockers by the 14th December

Please empty your lockers by the 14th December. All lockers need to be emptied by this time so that we can maintain them and move some around, etc, in preparation for 2019.

Last Weeks Announcements

2019 Head Start Program Begins on Monday 3rd December

For all of those students who are above Entry Students in 2019 we begin 2019 on Monday 3rd December. Students have been sent their provisional timetables to their TC email accounts. We will be running the day as normal on the Monday starting at 8:45.

2018 Final Assembly Next Week

We will be holding our Final Assembly for 2018 next week on Friday, starting at the beginning of period 3 (12:20). This final assembly is one of the highlights of the year as we will have a showcase of students work from over the Semester. This assembly is taking place in the Sports Centre. We would like to invite families in our community to attend this event. If you would like to RSVP a seat can you please click on this link so that we can ensure that we have enough seats for visitors as well as our students.

Templestowe College Student Resource List 2019

The TC 2019 Resource List can be found at https://www.northoftheyarra.com.au/templestowe.html. Whilst we have paper copies of the booklist available at the administration office (a digital copy is also attached to this message), it is much easier to use the online ordering system accessible using the link above.

North of the Yarra have also provided a special booklist for VCE English, EAL, and Literature novels that may be required for the Head Start program beginning on Monday 3 December. A copy of this Novel resource list can also be found at https://www.northoftheyarra.com.au/templestowe.html.

VCE Unit 2 and Pre-VCE Classes are Running Next Week

Please note these classes are still running as normal next week. Students will be receiving feedback on their exams as well as building on the knowledge used in these exams in preparation of moving onto their next stage of learning within the subject area.

Sports Update

Next week we have our Entry Boys/ Mixed hockey team and Entry/ U14 Girls basketball teams competing in the State Championships. They have been training hard leading up to this event and we are confident they will do TC proud. We also have our Entry/ U14 Gala Day on Wednesday with 61 students participating across futsal, handball, tag rugby and ultimate frisbee.

Sports training continues this week during SSDP and will appear on students compass if they have signed up. Training and competition are taking place on:

MONDAY- State Hockey Training

State Basketball Competition

TUESDAY- State Hockey Competition

WEDNESDAY- Futsal/ Handball/ Tag Rugby/ Ultimate Frisbee Competition

MONDAY- STU/ TTRI- Tag rugby (Oval)

BWA/ EHUM- Handball (SC)

TUESDAY- JST/ BHUB- Futsal (SC)

THURSDAY- TDI/ SLOC- Volleyball (SC)

A Request from our Montessori Program: Furnishing our spaces

This term brings another exciting development for MAP in 2018. In Week 4 we will be refurbishing room D03 (adjacent to the current MAP room, via our kitchen) as our MAP Numeracy space and second permanent MAP room.

We would like to make D03 a special space in which we can store all the MAP equipment and materials in a way that they are safe but also readily available for use during class time. This will enable us to set clearly defined expectations about our learning spaces, how we find them, use them and leave them. Montessori expects adolescents to care for their environment in a fully adult manner.

To construct this space within the true Montessori spirit of Prepared Environment, we wish – with TC’s approval – to provide beautiful furniture of natural materials and finish. We’d love if you know of, or happen to have, any timber furniture which you would be able to donate to the Program. If these items need repair or tlc, so much the better: of such experiences is great learning achieved. Already, two wooden tables have been found in hard rubbish by MAP staff! If you have any, please don’t hesitate to contact me on SFR@tc.vic.edu.au

Steve French

Final WASHI For 2018 Has Been Released

The final WASHI for 2018 has been released. This can be found on Compass.

Student survey for Respectful Relationships evaluation

Dear TC Families

Your child has been invited to take part in a survey as part of the state-wide evaluation of Respectful Relationships, this will occur during SSDP in week 6. This is because Templestowe College is participating in the Respectful Relationships initiative. Victoria’s Respectful Relationships initiative supports school leaders, teachers and our school communities to promote and model respect and gender equality – and to teach our children how to build healthy relationships, and develop resilience and confidence. As part of the Respectful Relationships initiative schools are supported to take a whole school approach to embedding a culture of respect and equality across our entire school community. As part of an evaluation of the program, students are invited to complete a short survey in class. The purpose of the survey is to test the impact of Respectful Relationships and allow students to provide feedback on the program.

Attached is further information on the survey, and an opt-out consent form. If you would not like your child to participate in the survey, please complete and return the opt-out consent form to the school. Regardless of whether you return the form, your child will be able to choose to not participate in the survey, and can choose to stop participating in the survey at any time.

Junior Social - 29th November

TC offers a fantastic event for our students 15 years and under.

Looking for the perfect celebration to end 2018 on a high? TC has you covered. The Junior Social is a fun night to dress up, dance with friends and socialise with the TC community. Soft drink, chilled water and a light supper are included. There is a cost of $20 per ticket. Payments and consent can be made via Compass. Payment by 16th of November.

All students must be signed in and released at the end of the evening to an adult. If other commitments mean late arrival or early pick up, please pass on this information to Sally Holloway.

If any students are interested in helping to organise decorations, choosing music and any activities running on the night, please contact the RC team.

Feedback @ TC

I would like to remind everyone that we have a feedback line available to all. This feedback line is the email address feedback@tc.vic.edu.au and this goes directly to myself. Whilst I spend a huge amount of time of the day talking to students, this offers an opportunity for parents, or those students that I do not get to see during the day, to be able to give feedback.

Whole School Hoodies Available

Although we are a non-uniform school, TC offers branded hoodies from REFORM which are warm and comfortable for the cooler months. This order includes NEW designs including a zip hoodie and a ¼ zip fleece. Please find link to ‘How to Order’ document and link below to start ordering!

Arrangements for the Beginning of 2019

We have been asked about the arrangements for the beginning of 2019, as some families are planning their return from Holidays. The plan is:

Tuesday 29th January - Staff Professional Development - Student Free Day

Wednesday 30th January - Staff Professional Development - Student Free Day

Thursday 31st January - Classes are running for Entry Students and all VCE Classes

Friday 1st February - All students return and all classes running

Donations for Permaculture Garden

Our permaculture team is again looking for some interesting items for junkscaping and garden art. If you can assist with any of the following items, call Drew on 0412 400 875:

Old broken tools, either carpentry or gardening

Damaged circular saw blades

Small (12 or 16 inch) bicycle wheels

Plastic stacking worm farms

Pressed steel bathtubs

Red clay pavers (65mm thick preferred)

We are also looking for volunteer who knows how to spin wool, to help some of our students. Preferred times would be Wednesday afternoons.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Welcome to our new community members who will be receiving this update for the first time. We like to start to send this to our 2019 community as it gives you an idea of the sort of things happening at TC on a weekly basis. We have this communication that gives announcements on upcoming events, or just general messages for the community. It is currently a very important form of communication for us and we recommend that you always check this each week.

A lot of the announcements may not be relevant to you just yet. For example if you are an Entry student of 2019 there will be very few that are. We will also continue to contact you through email as well. If you have any questions over anything that you read, please do not hesitate to contact someone at TC.

Student Leadership 2019

The file below contains information around the following leadership roles @ TC in 2019:

ATTENTION 2019 GRADUATES

You are now able to order your 2019 Hoodies and Rugby Jumpers! Please follow the information provided in the attachment to place your order. We currently have a size range of Hoodies in the Resource Centre and Rugby Jumpers will be available in a few weeks.